Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, the Israeli leader announced Tuesday. Netanyahu cited significant differences between their views on how to proceed in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as a lack of trust between the pair. Netanyahu’s office shared a letter, written in Hebrew, that was delivered to Gallant […]
Ireland accepted the appointment of a full Palestinian ambassador for the first time on Tuesday, after Dublin formally recognised a Palestinian state earlier this year. Senior ministers confirmed that Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid would step up from her current position as Palestinian Head of Mission to Ireland. In May Dublin said it was recognising Palestine as […]
Iran on Tuesday warned that it will “certainly” respond to Israel’s latest attack in a “well-measured” and “well-calculated” manner. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Monday for a two-day official visit that includes consultations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. During today’s joint press briefing with Dar, […]
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The Israeli military has pounded the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of people mainly in the north and again attacking the last partially functioning hospital in the area. At least 33 people were killed in air raids across the enclave, including 20 in the northern town of Beit Lahiya, four in Gaza City, six in central […]
Thai baby hippopotamus Moo Deng gets a body wash at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. — AFP/File The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand’s superstar baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted former president Donald Trump will regain the White House. The chubby chomper took the […]
close Video Philadelphia district attorney issues grave warning on eve of Election Day Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner issued a stern warning about election intimidation as Philadelphia voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday. (Credit: Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office) A Florida man is behind bars after a physical altercation at an early voting […]
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FIRST ON FOX – A Global Peace Flag exhibit at the United Nations New York City headquarters features a slogan that many Israelis regard as an explicit call to wipe Israel off the map. The picture shows a map of Israel, resembling a watermelon, without any West Bank or Gaza partition. In the top right-hand […]
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris focus on different ways to bring down housing costs, but both say America needs to build more housing.—AFP/File US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And […]